I read with no thought, just awareness. I very much doubt this. Sure, you read from the spaciousness of awareness. But in order to process what is presented in printed form, the language, syntax, meaning etc., mentation is required. Further to that, a subtle perspective on what you have read may we...

Yes, of course, what I think or imagine I need and what I actually need can be quite different. Ekhart makes this point when he says something like, "Sure, you can sit quietly in presence and being and hope someone puts food in your mouth, and that might happen - probably not in the Western world b...

Doesn't your body/form need to breathe, eat, drink or sleep to survive? Ramana's did, Tolle's does, Nisargadatta's did, if it doesn't do these things it (body), will die. It doesn't matter what word you use. The word "need" is only powerful if you think it's powerful. He could have said "the body h...

Peas, you're making statements and over generalizing about a specific subject matter within a specific context that I highly doubt you're all that familiar with, but I could be wrong. Are you extremely familiar with ACIM, Ken Wapnick´s work, and Gary Renard´s books? If so, you would understand my s...

Ok, now this is getting rediculous. Are you aware of what you are proposing? That by me bringing up a hole in the policy of this website, and showing good cause by linking to relevant cases, I am bullying. It seems that we do not know what bullying is. Bullying is not asking for a policy and giving ...

It should also be pointed out the myriad of stories of people who have been deeply affected by trolling and cyberbullying. If we do not spell out what these two behaviours are, and that they are completely unacceptable in this community, then we are closing our eyes in a potentially harmful way. Not...

Indeed we can all have moments of this type of auto-behaviour. It is part of the conditioned mind. Notice how I do not need to even say "my conditioned mind"? That's because it is one collective form structure that we inherit by being human. It is not personal, and observing the personal nature of o...

Ashley, by now you know that I am not interested in your neuroscience material or any other scientific material you have been sharing. I've made it very clear, and if there is any ounce of muddyness, let me ask you right now in plain and simple language: please stop trolling me by posting scientific...

As far as I can tell, all living beings need to breathe, eat, drink, sleep - our bodies even contain biological clocks that function in the horizontal dimension. It is not either/or. It seems you are creating a duality that doesn't truly exist - I am both formless and form, and the form needs to ea...

Personally I've found alternate view points to be greatly beneficial to my growth. Learning to love and respect contradictory views as the product of a Divine Being has been expansive for me. Of course I respect whatever the moderators decide. I am their humble guest ;) Love, Jack I do to. Otherwis...

The very essence of the ego is at the core of anxiety and depression. It is a bondage that does not need to exist. Are you saying the ego does not need to exist, or are you referring to the anxiety and depression as not needing to exist? Or is it both? WW It is a necessary part of the evolution of ...

I am wondering if we have trolling rules on these forums? I haven't been able to locate them. Something along the lines of these points, among others: A troll is someone who destroys the positive atmosphere of a forum community. They can be obnoxious and aggressive, or they can be passive aggressive...

Social Anxiety is not special. It is just an intense fear of the unknown. And if we follow fear to its end we find it cannot exist without time - hence the power of now. So, Eckhart says be present. There you find all the answers, including answers about fear. Fear arises because we perceive someth...